The legislation would treat medical marijuana growers and retailers the same as recreational ones starting in March, 2026—unless local governments move to prevent that.
Republican Representative Graham Filler co-sponsors the package. He says it would make life easier for the Cannabis Regulatory Agency—or C-R-A—as well as businesses.
“I think this is a signal that we have a C-R-A that works that’s fair and now we’re going to have just one streamlined licensing process. And I think that’s a signal to investors that they should get in this.”
The bills would require a three-fourths majority vote of the Legislature.
That’s because they would change citizen-enacted legislation that created the state’s medical and recreational cannabis systems.